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AWS cli medium security documentation change

Service: cli · 2026-06-19 · Security-related medium

File: cli/latest/reference/directconnect/describe-connections.md

Summary

Added 'rateLimiterStatus' documentation showing rate limiter metrics for Direct Connect connections and updated CLI version

Security assessment

The rate limiter status documentation provides operational visibility into network security controls that enforce bandwidth limits and protect against traffic flooding attacks.

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/directconnect/describe-connections.md b/cli/latest/reference/directconnect/describe-connections.md
index 0953d71b2..fc804b5f9 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/directconnect/describe-connections.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/directconnect/describe-connections.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.35.5 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.35.8 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -456,0 +457,20 @@ connections -> (list)
+>> rateLimiterStatus -> (structure)
+>>
+>>> The rate limiter status for the connection, including how many rate limiters are in use and the maximum allowed.
+>>> 
+>>> maxAllowed -> (integer)
+>>>
+>>>> The maximum number of rate limiters allowed on the connection.
+>>> 
+>>> inUse -> (integer)
+>>>
+>>>> The number of rate limiters currently in use on the connection.
+>>> 
+>>> remaining -> (integer)
+>>>
+>>>> The number of rate limiters remaining (available) on the connection.
+>>> 
+>>> totalBandwidth -> (string)
+>>>
+>>>> The total bandwidth allocated across all rate limiters on the connection.
+>> 
@@ -475 +495 @@ nextToken -> (string)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.35.5 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.35.8 Command Reference](../../index.html) »